| Literature DB >> 11287591 |
M C Johnson1, H M Scobie, V M Vogt.
Abstract
While baculovirus expression of Gag proteins from numerous retroviruses has led reliably to production of virus-like particles (VLPs), we observed that expression of Rous sarcoma virus Gag failed to produce VLPs. Transmission and scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed that the Gag protein reached the plasma membrane but was unable to correctly form particles. Addition of a myristylation signal had no effect on the budding defect, but deletion of the PR domain of Gag restored normal budding. The resulting VLPs were morphologically distinct from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 VLPs expressed in parallel.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11287591 PMCID: PMC114187 DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.9.4407-4412.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103